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Spying on hipsters

Posted in Fashion (at least sort of), Mostly about (pop) culture, tagged , , , , , , on 14 June 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I went to one of my city’s “citier” neighborhoods.  I browsed through the Tibet store looking for a silk scarf.  I poked around the African store admiring their many drums.  I prowled through the used bookstore and bought a bunch of quirky postcards that I want to keep more than send.  Then I sat [...]

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Summer fashion blues

Posted in Fashion (at least sort of), Mostly about (pop) culture, tagged , , , , , , , , on 6 June 2012 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been thinking a lot about fashion recently.  Or maybe just clothes.  I don’t think what I wear qualifies as “fashion.”  I wonder what the difference is … fashion |ˈfa sh ən| noun 1 a popular trend, esp. in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behavior : his hair is cut in the [...]

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Tomboy style

Posted in Fashion (at least sort of), Mostly about (pop) culture, tagged , , , , , , , , on 16 May 2012 | 1 Comment »

In an earlier post (about the sublime book/exhibit Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty) I said that my style was beat — as in the Beat Generation.  Jeans, boots, t-shirts — nothing fancy or frilly.  But “beat” wasn’t quite right.  Then a friend told me about the blog Tomboy Style and I thought, this could be it. [...]

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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Posted in Fashion (at least sort of), Mostly about (pop) culture, tagged , , , , on 26 April 2012 | 7 Comments »

Yesterday I took Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty out of my local library.  Last night I spent an hour slowly leafing through this amazing book. I am not a fashionista.  My look is beat — like, from the Beat Generation.  Jeans, t-shirt, boots.  Basic, but not sloppy.  Fitted, but not fancy.  I’ll wear a scarf or [...]

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